I have vitiligo and want to bleach my skin - good idea or bad?

I am of mixed race and have vitiligo around my eyes, mouth neck and all over my hands.

I too have vitoligo and have had it for almost 20 years (since I was 7). It has covered about 80% of my body and honestly it tends to come and go as it pleases.(for me anyway) It sounds like you don't have much of it on you so I would suggest you speak with a dermatologist and find out what other options you have other than bleaching you whole body. There is a treatment I used to do twice a week when I was younger. I would have to take a pill an hour before my treatment (I don't remember the name of the pill but it was a little green one) and then head over to the physical therapy dept. at my local hospital where they would give me what they called "ultraviolet light treatment". The device that they used was like a tanning bed but it was vertical and the therapist would set the temp. and I would have to stand it there for approx. 3-5 minutes with my eyes closed. (since I too have it around my eyes) Then afterwards I couldn't go out into the sunlight for at least 18-24 hours. It did allow a lot of my skin to recover to its natural olive color after just a few months and has lasted until recently. Now mind you, this was back in 93-94 so I'm sure they still have this treatment or even an upgraded version of it. I hope this helps!!

I have heard of people with vitiligo bleaching the areas that have not changed to make it look like the vitiligo areas. Best bet is to speak to your specialist be adviced by them as to whats good for you.
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